Don't have a computer right now... But I guess it fails on "packer validate", packer requires that you have have all source files/dirs in the file privisioner before building. But the example you give should work if you create the "toupload" dir before you run packer.
On Aug 15, 2017 20:04, "Chad Willman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I've read the documentation. But the fact is that this JSON excerpt > below from the packer docs does not work - https://www.packer.io/docs/ > provisioners/file.html > > The 'file' provisioner ignores the fact that its source directive is being > created by the 'shell-local' directive. Packer fails this JSON config, as > is, unmodified. > > > > { > "provisioners": [ > { > "type": "shell-local", > "command": "mkdir -p toupload; tar cf toupload/files.tar files" > }, > { > "destination": "/tmp/", > "source": "./toupload", > "type": "file" > }, > { > "inline": [ > "cd /tmp && tar xf toupload/files.tar", > "rm toupload/files.tar" > ], > "type": "shell" > } > ]} > > > On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Rickard von Essen < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The provisioners section should be a list and will execute in order. Can >> you attach the template you try to use? >> >> On Aug 15, 2017 17:07, "Chad Willman" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I'm seeing a problem where packer is trying to execute a 'file' >>> provisioner step, before it executes the 'shell-local' provisioner step >>> that creates the file. >>> Even after converting my provisioner list to match the example on this >>> page - https://www.packer.io/docs/provisioners/file.html, packer >>> always tries to >>> execute the 'file' step before ever executing the 'shell-local' step. >>> >>> I've not found any help in documentation or other groups on line, so if >>> there's a place I should be posting this question, please let me know. >>> >>> Any other help is appreciated. >>> >>> CW >>> >>> -- >>> This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - >>> https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. 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